About Marha Village

Marha is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 337 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	39.18 hectares
Population	658
Male Population	337
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marha compares

By the 2011 count Marha is the 62nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 39.18 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Marha

Marha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Marha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Malwaria, Mandar, Mangardah and Manikpur Bathani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Marha

As per the Census of India 2011, Marha village had a population of 658. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Marha village has 337 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Marha is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marha covers 39.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marha falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Marha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Marha.

Marha is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.